Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Samsung Galaxy S6: Which is better?

Screen size

Galaxy S256.2"+18%

Galaxy S65.1"

Technology

Galaxy S25

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

Galaxy S6

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Galaxy S25

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

Galaxy S6

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Galaxy S25

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Galaxy S6

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

Galaxy S25

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked

Resolution

Galaxy S251080 × 2340 px

Galaxy S61440 × 2560 px+31%

Refresh rate

Galaxy S25120 Hz

Galaxy S6—

Peak brightness

Galaxy S252,600 nits

Galaxy S6—

Pixel density

Galaxy S25416 ppi

Galaxy S6577 ppi+28%

CPU speed

Galaxy S25Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)+53%

Galaxy S6Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)

RAM

Galaxy S2512.0 GB+75%

Galaxy S63.0 GB

Storage

Galaxy S25128 GB+75%

Galaxy S632 GB

Main camera

Galaxy S2550.0 MP+68%

Galaxy S616.0 MP

Front camera

Galaxy S2512.0 MP+58%

Galaxy S65.0 MP

Battery

Galaxy S254,000 mAh+36%

Galaxy S62,550 mAh

Wired charging

Galaxy S2525 W+40%

Galaxy S615 W

Weight

Galaxy S25162 g

Galaxy S6138 g+17%

Thickness

Galaxy S257.2 mm

Galaxy S66.8 mm+5.9%

IP rating

Galaxy S25IP68

Galaxy S6Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame

Wi‑Fi

Galaxy S25Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Galaxy S6Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Galaxy S255.4, A2DP, LE+24%

Galaxy S64.1, A2DP, LE, aptX

USB

Galaxy S25USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG+38%

Galaxy S6microUSB 2.0, OTG

5G support

Galaxy S25Yes+100%

Galaxy S6No

NFC

equal specs

Galaxy S25Yes

Galaxy S6Yes

3.5mm jack

Galaxy S25No

Galaxy S6Yes+100%

SD card

equal specs

Galaxy S25No

Galaxy S6No

Stereo speakers

Galaxy S25Yes

Galaxy S6—

5G bands

Galaxy S25

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International, 1, 2, 5, 7, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked

Galaxy S6

Speed

Galaxy S25

HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G

Galaxy S6

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Announced

Galaxy S25

2025, January 22

Galaxy S6

2015, March 01. Released 2015, April

Status

Galaxy S25

Available. Released 2025, February 03

Galaxy S6

Discontinued

Dimensions

Galaxy S25

146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mm (5.78 x 2.78 x 0.28 in)

Galaxy S6

143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)

Weight

Galaxy S25

162 g (5.71 oz)

Galaxy S6

138 g (4.87 oz)

Build

Galaxy S25

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

Galaxy S6

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame

SIM

Galaxy S25

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT· Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN

Galaxy S6

Nano-SIM

Other

Galaxy S25

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame

Galaxy S6

Type

Galaxy S25

Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

Galaxy S6

Super AMOLED

Size

Galaxy S25

6.2 inches, 94.4 cm2 (~91.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Galaxy S6

5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Galaxy S25

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~416 ppi density)

Galaxy S6

1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)

Protection

Galaxy S25

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5

Galaxy S6

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Galaxy S25

Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8

Galaxy S6

Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI

Chipset

Galaxy S25

Qualcomm SM8750-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

Galaxy S6

Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)

CPU

Galaxy S25

Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

Galaxy S6

Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)

GPU

Galaxy S25

Adreno 830 (1200 MHz)

Galaxy S6

Mali-T760MP8

Card slot

Galaxy S25

Galaxy S6

Internal

Galaxy S25

128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Galaxy S6

32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM

Other

Galaxy S25

UFS 4.0

Galaxy S6

UFS 2.0

Triple

Galaxy S25

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video

Galaxy S6

Features

Galaxy S25

Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Galaxy S6

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Video

Galaxy S25

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

Galaxy S6

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS

Single

Galaxy S25

Galaxy S6

16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS

Single

Galaxy S25

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF

Galaxy S6

5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm

Features

Galaxy S25

HDR, HDR10+

Galaxy S6

HDR

Video

Galaxy S25

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Galaxy S6

1440p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Galaxy S25

Yes, with stereo speakers

Galaxy S6

Yes

3.5mm jack

Galaxy S25

Galaxy S6

Yes

Other

Galaxy S25

High-bitrate audio support

Galaxy S6

24-bit/192kHz audio

WLAN

Galaxy S25

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Galaxy S6

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Galaxy S25

5.4, A2DP, LE

Galaxy S6

4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX

Positioning

Galaxy S25

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Galaxy S6

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

NFC

Galaxy S25

Yes

Galaxy S6

Yes

Radio

Galaxy S25

Galaxy S6

USB

Galaxy S25

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

Galaxy S6

microUSB 2.0, OTG

Infrared port

Galaxy S25

Galaxy S6

Yes

Sensors

Galaxy S25

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Galaxy S6

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

Other

Galaxy S25

Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Galaxy S6

ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Type

Galaxy S25

Li-Ion 4000 mAh

Galaxy S6

Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable

Charging

Galaxy S25

25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless (Qi2 Ready) 4.5W reverse wireless

Galaxy S6

15W wired Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)

Talk time

Galaxy S25

Galaxy S6

Up to 17 h (3G)

Music play

Galaxy S25

Galaxy S6

Up to 49 h

Colors

Galaxy S25

Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold, Coral Red, Blue Black

Galaxy S6

White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz

Models

Galaxy S25

SM-S931B, SM-S931B/DS, SM-S931U, SM-S931U1, SM-S931W, SM-S931N, SM-S9310, SM-S931E, SM-S931E/DS

Galaxy S6

SM-G9200, SM-G9208, SM-G9208/SS, SM-G9209, SM-G920A, SM-G920F, SM-G920FD, SM-G920I, SM-G920S, SM-G920T, SM-G920K, SC-05G, SM-G920L, SM-G920, SM-G920R7

SAR

Galaxy S25

1.13 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body)

Galaxy S6

1.15 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body)

SAR EU

Galaxy S25

1.29 W/kg (head) 1.36 W/kg (body)

Galaxy S6

0.38 W/kg (head) 0.50 W/kg (body)

Price

Galaxy S25

$ 799.99 / C$ 679.99 / £ 429.99 / € 589.90 / ₹ 74,999

Galaxy S6

About 240 EUR

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